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From: alfter@MRCNEXT.CSO.UIUC.EDU (Scott Alfter)
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Subject: TransWarp III
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Date: 11 Apr 90 21:12:37 GMT
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I just got the May issue of Nibble today, and on page 7, Applied Engineering 
has an ad for its answer to the Zip Chip.  The TransWarp III works at 8 MHz out
of the box, and like the TransWarp GS, it's upgradable--to 12 MHz, according
to the ad.  The picture indicates nothing that looks like a 65C02 as we're used
to seeing them, but it shows two square chips and a host of smaller DIPs.  AE
claims DMA compatibility, and the card will function as a language card in slot
0 in the II and II Plus.  It lists for $200, which is a bit more than the
original TransWarp and TransWarp II sold for, but this sounds like a 
significant advancement over those cards, and the price through distributors
like Quality Computers and Preferred Computing will probably be somewhere 
around $150--maybe less, but this is just an educated guess.

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